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To find locally raised lamb, read the menu at your favourite restaurant and ask who supplies the kitchen, visit independent butchers or farmers’ markets, and browse the internet using key words like “local lamb” and your province’s name.

South Asian favourites — Part 2: Learning to love lamb

First We Eat: Lamb consumption is on the rise in Canada so it may be easier to find a local producer

By dee Hobsbawn-Smith February 25, 2022

My Saskatchewan-raised mom never served lamb while I was growing up. She hadn’t eaten it as a child or young woman, and as a result, I didn’t learn to love lamb until I was in my 30s and living in Calgary. Sheep have been a presence in Alberta since the late 1800s, when thousands of […] Read more

Buyers can choose from two different disc diameters and three different blade styles.

Equipment, Machinery

New high-speed disc from Brandt

A broad range of options are available on the company’s new entry to the segment

By Scott Garvey February 24, 2022

At the Crop Production Show in Saskatoon in January, Brandt gave farmers their first look at the company’s new entry into the high-speed disc segment, the aptly named High-Speed Disc. It’s designed to work at 10 to 14 miles per hour and weighs in at around 1,000 pounds per foot, giving it adequate downforce to […] Read more

The iMetos 3.3 is the premier weather station from Metos Canada designed for sophisticated field monitoring and forecasting.

Equipment, Features

How IoT technology can help you make better farm decisions

A connected network of sensors, soil probes and in-field weather stations can deliver detailed data that’s accurate and up to the minute

By Mark Halsall February 24, 2022

There’s lots of talk these days around the “connected farm” and the growing slate of tools to help producers boost productivity, increase efficiencies and reduce risks on their farms. An important aspect of this technology is IoT or internet of things. IoT allows interconnected devices to measure many kinds of agronomic variables and relay this […] Read more

Columns, Editor's column, Wheat & Chaff

Editor’s Column: Six steps to build your farm’s brand

By Kari Belanger February 24, 2022

In my last column, I looked at the pros and cons of building a brand for your farm operation offered by Ben Graham, who is the president of AdFarm and whose family has been farming the same land near Vulcan, Alta., for 117 years. Graham makes a strong case for creating a brand for your […] Read more

The farm business plan should be an extension of the goals and aspirations of the individual team members.

Features, News

How to build a robust farm business plan

Now that you’ve got a strong farm team, it’s time to focus on the farm business plan

By Art Lange February 23, 2022

In my previous article for Grainews, I explained how team building is important on farms in today’s complex agricultural environment. It’s vital all members of the team have input into the overall farm business plan and have at least some of their individual needs met. A team with a common understanding of the intent and […] Read more

The new term in 2022 for sweat equity is “delayed compensation.”

Farm Life, FarmLife

Froese: Really love the next generation with decent compensation

And remember — if you are going to use sweat equity you must predetermine the value

By Elaine Froese February 22, 2022

My farmer came in for lunch to warm up and was reluctant to head back outside feeling chilled. His labour is now being compensated by a buyout plan from our successor son. What’s keeping me on the hot side today is processing the coaching conversations where the next gen is working for “free,” that is, […] Read more

General, Weather

Flooding in Manitoba hinges on coming spring melt

By GFM Network News February 19, 2022

MarketsFarm — Manitoba’s Hydrologic Forecast Centre (HFC) released an initial spring flood outlook report Friday citing the risk of moderate to major flooding in most the province’s southern basins. Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Doyle Piwniuk said the amount of flooding will depend on weather conditions from now until spring melt. The HFC advised that, while […] Read more

‘I think about technology a lot. My professional life as a consultant has only amplified this infatuation and it has justified many expenditures.’ – Toban Dyck.

Columns

Toban Dyck: What holds us back from adopting ag tech?

Let’s throw some ideas around to see what sticks

By Toban Dyck February 18, 2022

My wife and I are living at my parents’ house right now (and we may still be here by the time you read this). Our farmhouse is undergoing a renovation that requires the water to be shut off for up to two weeks, so we opted to leave. My parents are in Arizona, so the […] Read more

The reinvested dividend (in blue ink above) as of May 4, 2020. Current cash will be used to add an additional 40 TRP at $58.83 and 25 UL at $53.79.

Columns

‘I’ve looked at clouds from both sides now’

“It’s cloud illusions I recall ... I really don’t know clouds at all”

By Herman VanGenderen February 18, 2022

Since viewing the Kennedy Centre 2021 honoree ceremonies, including Saskatchewan native Joni Mitchell, I have not been able to lose the earworm from her famous 1969 hit song. I doubt when she wrote the lyrics she was thinking about stock investing, yet her descriptive words about clouds are in many ways analogous to such activity. […] Read more

Once hazards have been identified, the onus is on the farmer to make changes that reduce or eliminate risks to workers.

Features, News

Tips to reduce your farm risk

Tools include equipment breakdown and business interruption insurance and safety hazard assessments

By Mark Halsall February 18, 2022

There’s no shortage of risks when you grow crops for a living. As a farmer, you’re accustomed to coping with weather extremes, weed resistance, disease outbreaks, insect infestations and other threats to your hard-earned yields. But are you doing enough to manage other risks, like safety hazards on your farm or essential equipment breakdowns? Farm […] Read more

GFM Network News

U.S. livestock: Cattle rebound on technical buying

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall as rapid harvest overshadows China trade hopes

Good weather pushes Alberta harvest along

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